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US 10,378,239 B2Granted
Smart lock
OwnerMeir Avganiminventor
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Abstract
Locking devices and, more particularly, locks that are electronically operable and controllable by mobile devices such as telephones, PCs, tablets and the like, include a lock body with a slider that actuates the lock into a locked state and software in the mobile device that operates the lock to an unlocked state.
Claims23
A locking system comprising:
- a lock body including a locking element,
- a moving mechanism coupled to and configured to operate the locking element,
- an electrical controller configured to control the moving mechanism,
- the lock body further comprising a facility for receiving electrical commands for the electrical controller;
- a separate mobile electronic device for providing said electrical commands to direct the electrical controller to at least control the moving mechanism to move the locking element into one of an unlocked position or a locked position,
- wherein the electrical controller is configured to control the moving mechanism to move to the unlocked position, and including a user operable slider which is configured to be moved to mechanically operate the locking system to move the locking element into the locked position.
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A locking system comprising:
- a lock body including a locking element,
- a moving mechanism coupled to and configured to operate the locking element,
- an electrical controller configured to control the moving mechanism,
- the lock body further comprising a facility for receiving electrical commands for the electrical controller;
- a separate mobile electronic device for providing said electrical commands to direct the electrical controller to at least control the moving mechanism to move the locking element into one of an unlocked position or a locked position, wherein the moving mechanism comprises a thumb slider, which is mechanically positioned to push an actuator, which actuator is, in turn, coupled to a lock head and further comprising a latch which is configured to assume a latched position at which the locking element is in the locked position.
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A locking system for a device or structure requiring locking, comprising:
- a lock body including a locking element and said locking body being configured to be physically attached to said device or structure with said locking element penetrating into a portion of said device or structure,
- a moving mechanism coupled to and configured to operate the locking element,
- an electrical controller configured to control the moving mechanism,
- the lock body further comprising a facility for receiving electrical commands for the electrical controller;
- a separate mobile cell phone device, physically separated from said device or structure and configured to communicate directly with said electrical controller and to provide to said electrical controller said electrical commands to direct the electrical controller to at least control the moving mechanism to move the locking element into an unlocked position, based solely on said electrical commands from said mobile device, and
- wherein said lock body comprises a short term electrical power storage device, the storage device being configured to store said electrical power temporarily for a duration sufficient to operate the moving mechanism to move the locking element into the unlocked position, and said short term power storage device being without any connection to an external DC and/or AC power source, and said storage device being configured to receive said electrical power to temporarily power and operate said electrical controller and said moving mechanism solely from said mobile cell phone device.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.